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10 Vintage paperbacks that are summer holiday must-reads

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The best books out this month

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A day in the life of a Publicist with Alison Barrow

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Debut novels of 2025: discover the year’s breakthrough new voices

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The Penguin Podcast: episode 6 - books to screen with Robert Harris

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The Penguin Podcast: episode 5 - crime and mystery recommendations with Kate Atkinson 

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Extract: Always on My Mind by Carys Green

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Extract: The House with Nine Locks by Philip Gray

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Quiz: which member of the Thursday Murder Club are you?

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The best YA murder mysteries

Young Adult murder mysteries to read at any age

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Lisa Jewell's best books

Where to start reading Lisa Jewell

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Extract: Resolution by Irvine Welsh

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Extract: Hunted by Abir Mukherjee

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Best spy books, from timeless classics to new releases

From Bond to Argylle: how spy fiction has evolved

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‘The day that Peter Sutcliffe was caught is etched on my memory’: How I wrote The List of Suspicious Things

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‘As a writer, I can control scenarios that terrify me’: 21 Questions with Tracy Sierra

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Harlan Coben's best books

Where to start reading Harlan Coben

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Image showing some of the best books of 2024, including Think Again, PATRIOT, The City and its Uncertain Walls and An African History of Africa

Must-read books of 2024: A look back at the year's most exciting releases

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New George Smiley novel from John le Carré’s son Nick Harkaway

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‘I always wanted to be J.R.R. Tolkien of the spy genre’: 21 Questions with Terry Hayes

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Thirteen Vintage Books to read this Halloween